Changed movie opinions on first and second viewings

As a 13 year old I waked out of Austin Powers. It's now one of my all time favorite comedies. Pretty sure if I would have stayed until the Alotta Fagina hot tub scene I would have stayed and had a boner the rest of the movie.

Unforgiven has grown on me a lot over the years. Used to think it was probably the most overrated western ever but it really is a great movie.

Slumdog Millionaire. Loved it the first time I saw it. On second viewing, I couldn’t ignore the massive plot holes.

Many of the great comedies require a second viewing to catch all the jokes.
Hell some jokes I never got until I was an adult.
Airplane! and Blazing Saddles are prime examples.
In the 80's all my friends were raving about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I watched it the first time and didn't understand a word they were saying and wasn't prepared for all the sillyness. It wasn't until the 3d time watching that I started to get it. I probably wouldn't have given it a second chance if a hot nerd chick didn't keep referencing it.

The opposite can also be true. The 5th Element was in my top 5 sci-fi movies of all time up until a few years ago. Now I can't even watch it without thinking it's stupid.

Bram Stoker's Dracula. Hated it at first. Then loved it. Now I hate it again.

Forrest Gump. Loved it up until a few years ago. Now I hate it. The story is ridiculous and Forrest's relationships with others are weird.

Some horror movies get better with rewatching. Saw and Scream were better when you're looking for details.

Hated Starship Troopers when it came out. Now I love it realizing it's satire.

Stepbrothers

At the beginning I found it really stupid and didn't feel like watching the rest
Then I learned to lean into the stupidity and loved the jokes and quotes with all the ridiculousness associated

I enjoyed Tombstone upon first viewing. Upon subsequent viewing, I hated the abundance of western cliches, and the use of heavily costumed and well groomed pretty theater kids power posing.

I eventually came to realize there was no serious attempt at authenticity. It was just a western cosplay and I’m embarrassed that I ever enjoyed watching it.

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Many of the great comedies require a second viewing to catch all the jokes.

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I swear every time I watch the first Airplane I see/hear something funny I hadn't seen/heard before and Ive seen that movie at least a couple dozen times over the years.

The first time I saw Dumb and Dumber in the movie theaters I thought it was just above ok. After watching it several times when it came out on video, I appreciated it more and more. Very quotable movie.

Another one was LA Confidential. The more times I rewatched it; the more I picked up on things I missed before.

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Once Upon a Time In Hollywood"

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I loved the first viewing. Hated the second as I felt all the tension was gone from the Manson stuff and then have only loved it more and more with each viewing since. I’ve never experienced that before with a movie where I was so disappointed on second watch only to have my interest reinvigorated with more viewings.

I wish Quentin would get serious about his next film. It’s been 7 years and even if he started tomorrow we’d be what, 2-3 years away from one minimum? We’re looking at 10+ years between Tarantino movies. That sucks. Before we were on a 3-4 year schedule.

The Departed. Absolutely hated it at first. Watched it again five or six years later and it's one of my favorites.

Batman Vs Superman as well though in fairness, the second viewing was the director's cut.